Does your city have a cemetery board? Remember, the dead can’t advocate for themselves, so you have to advocate for them! 💀 #cemetery #cemeteries #deathpositive #localgovernment

Are you tired of listening to me on various podcasts? I hope not, because I was recently a guest on THE CURRENCY OF GRIEF! I love talking to other people who focus on the financial fiascos that happen after a death occurs, so it was a real pleasure to talk with Justin. pod.link/1799084925/e...

In tomorrow's newsletter: We grieve our pets, but do our pets grieve us? The answer is...complicated. Sign up to learn more: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #deathpositive #newsletter #grief #animalgrief #petdeath #petgrief

Living in New Mexico? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of August 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #newmexico

Um. I think she's saying this to me, directly.

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TALKING ABOUT DEATH DOES NOT CAUSE DEATH TO MAGICALLY OCCUR! STOP BEING SUPERSTITIOUS!! #deathpositive #grief #estateplanning

Tremendously grateful to everyone who has left kind reviews for MY PARENTS ARE DEAD: WHAT NOW? on Goodreads and StoryGraph. If you haven't read the book yet, perhaps all this high praise will convince you? #deathpositive #books #goodreads #storygraph #grief #estateplanning #bookreviews #endoflife

I FINALLY added a shelf of children's books about death and grief to my Bookshop affiliate page. Check it out: bookshop.org/shop/deadpar... #deathpositive #grief #childgrief #childrensbooks #bookrecommendations #books

TALKING ABOUT DEATH DOES NOT CAUSE DEATH TO MAGICALLY OCCUR! STOP BEING SUPERSTITIOUS!! #deathpositive #grief #estateplanning

Last week when I was hosting my death salon, someone asked a great question: What makes traditional burial NOT green? Here's a thread of three reasons... #deathpositive #funeral #greenburial

In tomorrow's newsletter: A brief history of embalming chemicals, from salt to formaldehyde and beyond. Sign up for The Columbarium: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #deathpositive #newsletter #embalming #funeral #burial #deatheducation #deathhistory

Living in New Jersey? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of July 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #newjersey

Spent the morning at Loretto Woods Natural Cemetery in Marion County, Kentucky. This dedicated green burial cemetery is now open to the public! #deathpositive #cemetery #greenburial

I have an op-ed in @thecourierjournal.bsky.social today about how Mitch McConnell is modeling harmful attitudes toward aging and death: www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...

McConnell embodies America's unhealthy attitude toward death | Opinion

Sen. Mitch McConnell's refusal or inability to step down and focus on his health demonstrates a larger issue of denial in America.

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Last week, my friend Amy & I discovered a mystery at one of Louisville’s indigent burial cemeteries: If River Valley reached capacity in 2008, why are there new burials in 2026? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8tD2mSP/ #deathpositive #cemetery #mystery

Last week, my friend Amy Shea (author of Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins) and I visited River Valley Cemetery—one of Louisville’s unclaimed or indigent burial cemeteries,...

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When I heard there was a new effort to revive the blogroll, I was all in. Check out some of my favorite death positive blogs, newsletters, and other publications—and let me know if I missed yours! www.deadparentswhatnow.com/friends #deathpositive #newsletter #blog #grief #deathdoula

In tomorrow's edition of the newsletter: The garden cemetery movement. Why not have a picnic amongst the graves? Sign up at deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #cemetery #cemeteries #cemeteryhistory #deatheducation #graveyard

Living in New Hampshire? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of July 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #newhampshire

I’m spending my evening volunteering at Hildegard House, so how about a quick thread about what that means? Hildegard House is Kentucky’s only comfort care or omega home. That is to say, it’s a place where people can come to live while receiving hospice care if they have nowhere else to stay.

Alison and I can yap all day about our dead parents, but we want to hear about YOURS. Share your bitchiest, weirdest, wildest death and grief stories with us at bitchingandmourning@gmail.com. We'll anonymously share them on the podcast so we can validate your grief grievances. #podcast #grief

Why are funerals so expensive? What happens if you can’t afford one? Find out TONIGHT when author Amy Shea and I take the metaphorical stage at MaybeItsFate in Louisville! See you at 6pm! #deathpositive #louisville #poverty #authorevent #funeral

People can hardly afford groceries these days, let alone a funeral. I'll be chatting with Amy Shea, author of the book "Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins" TOMORROW at MaybeItsFate in Louisville! (For free!) See you there! #louisville #deathpositive #books #poverty

To celebrate Bastille Day, tomorrow's newsletter will cover the famous French people buried within the Parisian Panthéon. 💀🇫🇷 Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #bastilleday #FrenchHistory #burial #funeral

Living in Nevada? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of July 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #nevada

Ranch dressing is nice and all, but my preferred GOOOOAAAAL is federally-mandated bereavement leave. #grief #worldcup #bereavement #bereavementleave #lossofalovedone #soccer ##fùtbol #ranchdressing #employeebenefits #deathanddying

In two weeks, we'll be talking green burial at the next edition of DUE DATE: A LIBRARY DEATH SALON! See you at Mashup Food Hall, Louisville! #deathpositive #lousiville #deathsalon #deathcafe #greenburial #naturalburial

I have been waiting MONTHS to tell everyone that I got to be on an episode of the Culture Study podcast! It was an honor talking to Millennial writer icon Anne Helen Petersen and answering your questions about post-death logistics! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. #podcast #deathpositive

I don’t normally get too into politics on here, but as a death doula from Kentucky, I felt like I should speak up about how Mitch McConnell’s health situation says a lot about our nation’s unwillingness to address aging and death head on. #deathdoula #deathpositive #mitchmcconnell #endoflifecare

In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium newsletter: What's the difference between estate law and elder law? Sign up to find out: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #deathpositive #newsletter #estateplanning #estatelaw #elderlaw #endoflifecare #aging

In episode 2 of the Bitching & Mourning podcast, my wildly talented cohost Alison and I discuss the fact that dead people simply have too many belongings. In my dad’s case, it was a whole ass armory. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! #grief #deathpositive #podcast #estateplanning

Living in Nebraska? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of July 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #nebraska